Anastasia Cole Plakias, a Co-Founder of Brooklyn Grange, will walk participants through the different contemporary models of urban agricultural businesses, with a focus on New…
In 2016, The New York Times asked Vishaan Chakrabarti and his firm Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU) to develop a proposal for the redevelopment of Penn Station that would address issues not resolved by current initiatives to redevelop the Farley Post Office. Most notably, the Farley plans do not solve the problem that a very large proportion of daily users of the station cannot use a redeveloped Farley building because of the position of Long Island Railroad and New Jersey Transit platforms, which are largely located between Seventh and Eighth avenues and cannot be moved.
On February 23, Vishaan Chakrabarti will present the proposal in a program co-sponsored by The Architectural League and the Regional Plan Association.
Want to discover new and exciting green buildings and sustainable spaces here in New York? Want first hand, behind-the-scenes tours of cutting edge building technology and sustainable businesses? GreenHomeNYC is looking for volunteers to join our Green Building Tours committee to help organize and plan public tours of NYC's green spaces. Past tours have included: LEED Certified high rises, factories, urban and rooftop farms, green schools, aquaponics farms, parks, recycling centers, and more. See past tours on our website.
Join us for a planning committee meeting to learn how you can get involved and become a tour organizer.